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If anyone would have been paying serious attention to my puppet shows, I would have been sent to therapy very young.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: Anyone Attention Been Paying Puppet Sent Serious Shows Therapy Very Would Young

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I've directed a fair amount of television series - so I'm always trying to learn new things. One episode was all hand-held and I'm trying to get better at when you should do things and when you should just shut up and watch what the people are saying.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: Always Amount Better Directed Episode Fair Fair Amount Get Just Learn New New Things People Saying Series Should Shut Shut Up Television Television Series Things Trying Up Watch You

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I'm from Chicago, my family started a chain of movie theaters in Chicago that were around for 70 years and then one of them became the head of Paramount and the other was the head of production at MGM and we all came out of Chicago.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: Around Became Came Chain Chicago Family Head Movie Other Out Paramount Production Started Theaters Them Then Were Years Mgm

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I'm from the Midwest, and I loved my family. I had a very good time as a child, but I was also - I have a theory about Jews growing up in the Midwest, that there is an ultimately sort of wonderful avoidance of a lot of things, and a great acceptance of whatever is happening.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: About Acceptance Also Avoidance Child Family Good Good Time Great Growing Growing Up Had Happening Jews Lot Loved Midwest Sort Theory Things Time Ultimately Up Very Whatever Wonderful

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I was very much in my room with my marionette stage, you know, creating these incredibly boring things that I felt were so fascinating, and forcing my relatives to come, and charging money for them to see my little productions.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: Boring Charging Come Creating Fascinating Felt Forcing Incredibly Know Little Money Much Productions Relatives Room See Stage Them Things Very Were You

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I was born on Wellington Avenue and my family that remains lives in the Lake Shore Drive area.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: Area Avenue Born Drive Family Lake Lives Remains Shore I Was Born

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I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: Actually Because Better Close Effects Encounters Expensive Hold More New Some Special Special Effects Than Think Up Were I Think

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I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called 'The Last Good Time'. I wrote, produced and directed it, but I wasn't in it.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: Awards Couple Couple Years Directed Good Good Time Last Movie Produced Released Samuel Some Time Won Wrote Years Years Ago

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I loved being in Close Encounters, just to watch Steven Spielberg working was exciting.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: Being Close Encounters Exciting Just Loved Spielberg Steven Steven Spielberg Watch Working

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I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.

~Bob Balaban

Topics: About Acting Always Cares Casting Director Game Knows Performance Side Technical Think Well Who Ahead

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: August 16th, 1945

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